# The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999, Paragraph 1: Interpretation


For the purposes of this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires–
“agent” includes an election agent and a person appointed to attend in the election agent’s place;
“ballot paper envelope” and “covering envelope” mean the envelopes referred to in paragraph 9 below;
“issue” includes the original and any subsequent issue;
“list of postal proxies” means the list kept under article 11(9);
“postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper issued to a postal voter;
“postal voter” means a voter who is entitled to vote by post (and includes a postal proxy);
“postal voters' ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in paragraph 11 below;
“receptacle for ballot paper envelopes” and “receptacle for declarations of identity” mean the receptacles referred to in paragraph 16(4) below;
“receptacle for postal ballot papers” means the receptacle referred to in paragraph 15(4) below;
“receptacle for rejected votes” means the receptacle referred to in paragraph 16(2) below; and
“spoilt postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in paragraph 13(1) below.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/787/schedule/4/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-1999/schedule-4/paragraph-1
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